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Real Work Underway To Keep Mars Travelers Alive

Astronaut Kate Rubins recently installed new lighting in the International Space Station (ISS) crew quarters that could help her successors in space survive a mission to Mars. Known as a solid-state lighting assembly (SSLA), the device emits light in wavelengths that can be tuned to help space travelers get a better night’s sleep. The SSLA is a simple example of the
complex testing underway on the ISS as NASA and its international partners prepare for eventual human travel to ...

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